Surfer's Remains Found

News to Note - Brevard

October 13, 2000

MELBOURNE BEACH -- DNA tests confirmed Thursday that human remains found off the coast of Melbourne Beach on Oct. 5 are those of a missing 14-year-old surfer. Christopher Gooch, a Melbourne High School freshman, disappeared Oct. 2 while surfing with friends. Using helicopters, boats and all-terrain vehicles, searchers scanned the area for three days before a fisherman discovered the remains about two miles north of where Gooch was last seen.